Summarize：www.chinabuses.org:
In January 2012, the sales of the school buses were 1,652 units; In the first two months of 2012, the sales of the school buses were 4，577 units; In the first three months of 2012, the sales of the school buses were 6,489 units; In the first four months of 2012, the sales of the school buses were 8,490 units; In the first five months of 2012, the sales of the school buses were 10,022 units.
In each month, the sales volume of February increased by nearly 3,000 units compared to the sales of Jan.; The sales of March increased by 1,912 units to the sales of February; The sales of April increased by nearly 2,001 units to the sales of March;The sales of May increased by nearly 1,532 units to the sales of April.
It is obviously seen that the growth rate of the school bus in China is very fast. Now the growth rate in the first five month of 2012 is gradually slowing down to a rational growth rate.
Among fifty main bus builders, there are twenty-two bus builders manufacturer school bus products in China. The school bus sales volume in May were 1,532 units. The top three school bus builders are Yutong Bus, Chang'an Bus, Zhongtong Bus. Yutong Bus is in the top place. The twenty-two bus builders' total school buses sales in Jan.- May 2012 were 10,022 units, which account for 11.07% of the total sales of the school bus market.
Part One: Sales Analysis of China Mainstream School Bus Builders in Jan.- May 2012
According to the sales statistics of www.chinabuses.com collecting from the China fifty mainstream bus builders, the total sales of school buses in Jan.- May 2012 were 10,022 units. However, the top fifteen bus builders' total school buses sales were 9,946 units, which account for 99.24% of the total sales of the school bus market,which is 0.24 percent higher than that of Jan.-April 2012.
Table One: School Bus' Sale Statistics of China Mainstream Bus Builders in Jan.- May 2012
|
Bus Builders
|
10m～ 11m
|
9m～10m
|
8m～9m
|
7m～8m
|
6m～7m
|
5m～6m
|
3.5m～5m
|
|
Yutong
|
179
|
0
|
287
|
1462
|
1181
|
0
|
0
|
|
Chang'an
|
33
|
225
|
83
|
170
|
403
|
397
|
0
|
|
Zhongtong
|
100
|
29
|
92
|
231
|
485
|
0
|
0
|
|
Guike
|
0
|
0
|
282
|
12
|
5
|
0
|
613
|
|
Dongfeng
|
0
|
0
|
23
|
350
|
221
|
93
|
0
|
|
Dongte
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
195
|
403
|
0
|
0
|
|
Shaolin
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
108
|
268
|
203
|
0
|
|
Xiangyan
|
0
|
108
|
103
|
148
|
9
|
197
|
0
|
|
Shuchi
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
267
|
95
|
0
|
0
|
|
Shangrao
|
0
|
0
|
235
|
64
|
22
|
0
|
0
|
|
Higer
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
153
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
|
JAC
|
0
|
19
|
0
|
27
|
113
|
0
|
0
|
|
Huanghai
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
139
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Golden Dragon
|
0
|
36
|
3
|
19
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
|
CIMC
|
0
|
4
|
13
|
2
|
20
|
0
|
0
|
|
Total
|
314
|
421
|
1126
|
3347
|
3225
|
900
|
613
|
Chart One: School Bus' Sale Statistics of China Mainstream Bus Builders in Jan.- May 2012
Among the China school bus builders, the sales of Yutong school bus is the biggest one, which account for 31.02% of the market shares. Based on the various
lengths of school buses, the sales of 7～8 meters school buses is the biggest one. Then the second one is the 6～7 meters school buses and the third one is 8～9 meters school buses. The following data show the top fifteen bus builders' school bus sales in the first five months of 2012.
